The Rubik's Cube of Tipu Sultan | With Historian and Author Vikram Sampath

The Rubik’s Cube of Tipu Sultan | With Historian and Author Vikram Sampath

December 13, 2024 10:52 AM

| By Web Master | Ignition

A historian lays bare Tipu Sultan— the divisive king who still fiercely divides— in his new book. Patron, patriot, barbarian. How should modern India read him? Can we look history in the eye— and not repeat it?

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